Why Job Hunting Just Became Easier (and Safer)!
Yes, you read the headline correctly! Job hunting did in fact just become easier—and safer!
I know what you’re probably thinking . . . Skip, have you completely lost your mind?! Don’t you know what’s been happening on Wall Street?! Don’t you read the bleak “jobs reports?!” Don’t you know there is genuine fear that …
Reboot For Improved Results
Back in the corporate sales environment, a kind I.T. Manager, upon hearing me angrily talking back to my computer, advised, “Elinor, when your computer gives you challenges, just re-boot!” His advice definitely applies to entrepreneurship.
We hear about authors experiencing writers block, job seekers who feel they are “up a wall,” and business owners who …
Review of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies
Personal branding is important in social media. And both social media and personal branding are important in today’s job search process. Joshua Waldman, author of Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies, gets that. He summarizes his new book as follows:
If you’re looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or preparing to …
The Ugly Tax
If you earn 10-15% less than someone who does the same job, you’re paying the price of being less attractive.
The average cost of being ugly is $230,000 out of your paycheck, over your working lifetime.
Deduct another significant chunk from your salary if you are obese, but only if you are female. Fat women …
5 Benefits of Being a Part Of a Network
There is and has always been great power in building networks, but more importantly is using and leveraging them in today’s business and career world. In a relatively short time, building tribes and communities has taken on a lead role in our branding and marketing priorities. The immediate, viral and real time nature of information …
2 Easy Ways to Present Your Personal Brand
You’ve probably spent the last few years working on your LinkedIn profile (if not–you should probably get on that…) So, when you saw that new position or opportunity that sounded like a perfect fit, and were asked for a resume–an actual document–you thought, “when am I going to find the time to build a new …
Your Personal Brand and QR Codes
QR codes are fast becoming a requirement for businesses. They are basically small square barcodes that people can scan with the use of their mobile devices and the information contained within pops out. Businesses typically use it for linking to their websites, to help people find out more about them online.
But can QR codes …
Three Expert Secrets to Winning Your Personal Branding Search
Winning search for your name is a great personal branding achievement, especially if you have an uncommon name. Having a unique name like Erik Deckers is a no-brainer. Toss up a blog, a Twitter account, and your LinkedIn page, and you’re all set. Just make sure to keep your social media footprint clean, and you’ll …
Building and Maintaining a Celebrity Brand in Hollywood
Fame is fleeting in Hollywood. It’s a sad reality, but for every personality with staying power there are dozens of others who fade away into the dark abyss of “Oh yeah, I kind of remember that guy.” So what makes the difference between becoming Will Smith and becoming what Ronnie from Jersey Shore will inevitably …
How Today’s Job Seeker is Like a SEAL Recruit
Most people today certainly know who the U.S. Navy SEALs are . . . one of the most elite warrior groups in the U.S. Armed Forces. You don’t become a SEAL simply by raising your hand at morning roll-call and volunteering to join. You have to earn the title SEAL, by successfully completing an unforgiving, …